Outstanding United States Stamps continued...

**1894 Unwatermarked Bureau Issue (Scott 247-263)**
Lot	Sym.	Lot Description
1575		1c Blue (247). Mint N.H. right imprint and plate no. 98 strip of three, rich color and wide margins, Very Fine and choice (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	600.00 SOLD for $225.00 Will close during Public Auction
1576		2c Pink, Ty. I (248). Mint N.H. right imprint and plate no. block of six, radiant color, usual light natural gum skips and bends, fresh and Very Fine, ex Silver Lake, with 2000 P.F. certificate (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	675.00 SOLD for $190.00 Will close during Public Auction
1577		2c Carmine Lake, Ty. I (249). Thin spot, fine centering, part of bold Boston Mass. Eagle and Thunderbolt machine cancel, used only for a few hours on January 2, 1895, rarely seen and one of the premier fancy cancels in late 19th and early 20th Century philately (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	E. 200-300 SOLD for $170.00 Will close during Public Auction
1578		2c Scarlet, Ty. I (250b). Mint N.H. block of four, vivid color, choice centering, bottom left stamp light corner crease, otherwise Very Fine-Extremely Fine, Scott Retail as singles (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	330.00 SOLD for $150.00 Will close during Public Auction
1579		2c Carmine, Ty. II (251). Mint N.H. with wide top plate no. selvage, bright color on fresh paper, Very Fine and choice, with copy of 1992 P.F. certificate for strip (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	1,100.00 SOLD for $425.00 Will close during Public Auction
1580		2c Carmine, Ty. II (251). Mint N.H., brilliant color, balanced margins, Very Fine and choice, a difficult stamp to find centered in Mint N.H. condition, with 2002 P.F. certificate (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	1,100.00 SOLD for $1,200.00 Will close during Public Auction
1581		2c Scarlet, Ty. II (251). Block of four, original gum, bottom pair Mint N.H., top faintly hinged if at all, attractively centered with very pleasing bright pastel color, bottom left stamp natural inclusion, otherwise Very Fine block, with 2011 P.F. certificate, Scott retail as two Mint N.H. and two hinged singles (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	2,900.00 SOLD for $1,100.00 Will close during Public Auction
1582		3c Purple (253). Mint N.H. block of four, bright color, balanced margins, Very Fine-Extremely Fine, Scott Retail as singles (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	1,300.00 SOLD for $550.00 Will close during Public Auction
1583		4c Dark Brown (254). Original gum, well-centered with striking Jumbo margins, strong color and clear impression, Extremely Fine, with 2011 P.S.E. certificate (OGph, XF 90 Jumbo, SMQ $270.00 as 90, $470.00 as 95) (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	175.00 SOLD for $325.00 Will close during Public Auction
1584		5c Chocolate (255). Mint N.H. block of four, deep rich color on post-office fresh paper, beautiful wide margins, single unpunched perf bottom right stamp, Extremely Fine, a premium quality block, Scott Retail as singles (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	1,300.00 SOLD for $950.00 Will close during Public Auction
1585		6c Dull Brown (256). Mint N.H. bottom imprint and plate no. 28 block of six, rich color, tiny natural gum skip bottom left stamp and natural gum bends, some perf separations confined mostly to selvage FINE. AN EXTREMELY RARE MINT NEVER-HINGED PLATE BLOCK OF THE 6-CENT UNWATERMARKED BUREAU ISSUE. THIS IS THE FIRST WE HAVE OFFERED SINCE KEEPING COMPUTERIZED RECORDS. A review using Power Search revealed only one Mint N.H. multiple we have offered since 1997 and in all Rarities of the World sales, and that was a block of four. While we have offered approximately five plate blocks of six (all bottoms except one, most with margins close or touching at left), this is the first in Mint N.H. condition (Image) Search for comparables at SiegelAuctions.com	6,000.00 SOLD for $2,900.00 Will close during Public Auction

Previous Page, Next Page or Return to Table of Contents

StampAuctionCentral and StampAuctionNetwork are
Copyright © 1994-2022 Droege Computing Services, Inc.
All Rights Reserved.
Mailing Address: 20 West Colony Place
Suite 120, Durham NC 27705 Back to Top of Page